Hey Sis Podcast

Welcome to our 70th episode!! In this episode, we share our best mum hacks that have simplified our lives with you - from cleaning to child-rearing - we're leaving nothing out (well, maybe some things!) We hope that this episode gives you some new ideas, or encourages you in some way.  Make sure to  subscribe or follow the podcast  and if you have a moment, we'd love you to rate and review the pod...

This week, we weren't able to record a new episode, so we are releasing an oldie but a goodie. We are exploring how we as Christians should approach the gentle parenting philosophy from a biblical standpoint. We want to make it clear that we are not against the entire philosophy of gentle parenting, there are some great aspects to it. However, the Bible has a lot to say about parenting, and many a...

In episode 68, we are joined by our mum to talk about the 90s Butter Mum trend that has been popular in 2026. We talk about our honest take on it, what we like about it and what we don't like about it. Then we pick our mum's brain to ask her what it was really like to parent in the 90s and where we are going wrong with the trend. We also talk about how we can approach these trends from a Biblical...

In episode 67, we chat with Dawn McAvoy, founder of Both Lives, a pro-women and pro-life movement – imagining a people and place that values the life and health of women and unborn children, and pursues the wellbeing of both (which is part of the Evangelical Alliance in the UK). We chat with Dawn about: Her story in falling pregnant unwed Why the pro-life movement and pro-women movement go hand-in...

In episode 66, we get the pleasure of chatting with Leisha, Belle and Kathryn from Simply At The Table Podcast.  Leisha is a homeschooling mother of four, food blogger and homesteader. Her daughters, Belle and Kathryn join her on this podcast to chat about homemaking for God's glory, building a family legacy, cultivating lasting sibling friendships and lessons from homeschooling. The wisdom all th...

This week on the pod, Jess and Bella wrestle with one of the purposes of marriage – having and raising kids. They explore reasons couples may put off having kids or even go childless. What about IVF? Single-mum by choice? They also discuss the difficult reality of declining birth rates across the globe. We hope the episode encourages you this week! Please bear in mind that we are sensitive to the...

This week on the pod, Jess and Bella chat about the viral pop psychology label of personality types and how they can be applied too quickly and readily in boxing us all into a comparison game. Our values may drive some of the ways we approach things as mums, but sometimes we are different in different seasons, and sometimes we just don't meet the real and imagined standards of culture. And that's...

Friends, it's time we go there. This episode is a response to some comments we have received in a previous episode about what biblical leadership and submission looks like in a marriage. We also chat about what that looks like when it comes to sex and intimacy with your spouse. We encourage both wives and husbands to listen to this together, because we think it will be a benefit to your marriage i...

In episode 62, Jess and Bella reflect on their mental health struggles over the years. Collectively dealing with insomnia, depression, postpartum depression and anxiety, we reflect on some dark times and what God has taught us about Himself through those times. We pray that this episode will be an encouragement to your faith, whether you have dealt with mental health struggles or any type of strug...

In this episode, Bella is back and here to share her birth story with her second baby girl. We hope you enjoy this raw, vulnerable and insightful episode of Bella's birth story. Make sure to  subscribe or follow the podcast  and if you have a moment,  we'd  love you to rate and review the podcast if you are loving our content so far.  We'd  deeply appreciate it!   Make sure to sign up to our month...

In episode 60, Jess chats with Caitlin Estes, founder of Woven Natural Fertility Care and Author of Woven Well. Caitlin is a Christian Certified Fertility Care Practitioner passionate about educating women about their fertility while honouring their faith. In this conversation Caitlin sheds light on the fertility model she teaches, the science behind birth control, advice for women walking through...

In episode 59, Jess interviews her good friend, Chloe Somerfield, who is a wife, mother of two, passionate about theology, motherhood and building community in your 30's. Chloe and her family moved from Sydney to Tennesse, USA just under a year ago. She shares about the decision to move, what a step of faith like that takes and how God has covered their move with His grace. We chat about disciples...

In this episode, we interview Abby from @an.intentional.wife. Jess found Abby on Instagram over one of her viral reels (listen to find out what it was about). Abby opens up to us about how to have an intentional marriage, the little things that make a huge difference to support your marriage and the little things that create tension and disconnect in a marriage. We talk about how to date your spou...

In this episode, we talk all about the concept of 'redemptive birth' and how many women who have a traumatic first birth are often encouraged to believe that their next birth will be different and 'redeem' the first one. However, we want to chat about how that is not always helpful, and doesn't fully align with the Bible.  Bella speaks about her first birth that was deemed traumatic and how she ha...

*Trigger warning: in this episode, we talk about sexual abuse. How do you respond when your daughter has been sexually abused?  How do you move on? How do you plead with God as her mother? In episode 56, our final episode of our Parenting Biblically series, we chat with Julie Robertson (a.k.a like our second mum), about her daughter, Jordan's journey in being sexually abused as a child. Julie shar...

In our fourth episode of the Parenting Biblically Series, we chat with the lovely Rose-Maree Vegners about how to raise teens God's way. Rose-Maree shares wisdom on: The tension between pulling back and intervening when disciplining teens. How to raise teens to love the Lord and develop their own faith (all of her children love and serve God as adults). The difference between raising boys and girl...

Welcome to our third episode of the Parenting Biblically series. In this episode, we chat all about the transition from 'cop' to 'coach' as a parent of the primary age range. We cover: What it means to train kids diligently How it's easy to neglect disciplining your kids in this age bracket How to cultivate a close-knit relationship with your child How these years of parenting set the stage for yo...

In our part two of our Parenting Biblically series, we are talking about parenting toddlers God's way. We tackle topics like: What the Bible says about discipline Do we smack our toddlers? How do we handle tantrums? How we navigate different discipline scenarios with our toddlers We hope that this topic of parenting toddlers God's way is hopeful and helpful for you whether you are in this season o...

Welcome to episode 52, our first episode of our Parenting Biblically Series. In this episode, Bella and Jess kick off the series with an interesting conversation about what they would do and wouldn't do in their parenting that their parents did with them. We are so excited to talk about parenting from a biblical standpoint in the coming weeks and hope you find these episodes enlightening and helpf...

Hey friends, Welcome to episode 51. In this episode we dive into what performative Christianity is on social media and in some churches today. Jesus makes it very clear in the Gospels by rebuking the Pharisees (Matthew 6:5-8) for their self-righteous acts, so we want to lovingly call out Christians who need to check their hearts on social media. We also call out some churches that are very perform...

50 episodes down! We are so grateful to still be chugging along - all glory to God! Thank you to those who have supported our podcast for these last 50 episodes. To celebrate, we are quizzing each other on how well we know each other as sisters. We hope you enjoy this fun and light-hearted episode! If you love our podcast, make sure to hit that follow button and share it with a friend. Make sure t...

In episode 49, we chat about Christians and hospitality. Why are we less hospitable these days than maybe our grandparents were? Why do we care so much about 'protecting our peace' and not having to be inconvenienced for the sake of meeting a need? Why do we overcomplicate hospitality, when it's actually so simple and what Jesus calls us to? We explore all of these questions and more in this episo...

Hey friends, Welcome to episode 48! We are recording our first episode together in the same room and Bella is sharing all the details about their move back to Australia. We hope you enjoy catching up on our lives and hearing Bella's voice again after a few weeks' break :) Make sure to sign up to our monthly newsletter, where we share what God has been teaching both of us, our  favourite   resource...

In today's episode, Jess chats with Ella Nevada, owner of Holy Homes Australia, an Australian boutique Christ-centred wrapping paper business. Ella has an amazing story and shares about: Her experience being the eldest of eight children. How she called off her pending marriage to a man who went on to study at a Benedictine Monastery, and long story short, they got married in the end. How she was f...

In this episode, Jess sits down with her husband Aash as they reflect on 10 years of marriage. They talk about: The early years of marriage and becoming parents Aash opening up about struggling with a porn addiction and Jess learning to trust him again Learning the roles of leading and submitting as husband and wife The reasons that attracted them to each other Their experience of parenting four k...